Originally Posted by georgetg

This is really a limited probe for certain routes. The larger antitrust probe against SkyTeam was recently closed.

Star is not immune:



My guess is we'll see a few more odd Transatlantic routes added for Delta to appease the regulators funded by pulling down capacity on others.

In March we'll be at a roughly 46% share of the drastically pulled-down transatlantic JV, so there will be ample room for Delta to add a flight here or there.

One aspect to consider: this is a profit-sharing JV.
Delta is profitable, whereas AFKLM/AZ isn't right now.
It's not in Deltas corporate interest to increase Delta's share of flying if the profit gets split with the other team, even if it's capped.

Cheers
George